Bicycle attachment.



0. 705,664. Patented July 29, I902.

F. GUUCH.

BICYCLE ATTACHMENT.

(Apphcat a1 dI-b 24 1902 (No Model.)

M. Ww m WITNESSES d/pv HEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK GOOCH, OF SHELBURN, OREGON.

BICYCLE ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 705,664," datedfiuly 29, 1902.

Application filed February 24. 1902. Serial No. 95,224. (N 0 model.)

To ttZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK GOOOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shelburn, in the county of Linn and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and usefullmf provements in Bicycle Attachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artgtowhichit appertains to make and-usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention relates to attachments whereby a bicycle may be run on one of the tracks of a railroad.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an elevation showing the bicycle laterally braced to a flangeless wheel on the opposite rail; Fig. 2, an elevation showing the fork and rod connections; Fig. 3, a detail view ofa fork hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A represents the bicycleframe, B O the wheels, and DE two doubleflanged guide-wheels, one in front of each bicycle-wheel. The spindles of these guide wheels are connected by forks F G with the shafts of the wheels B C, .while the wheelE is connected by a fork G with the fork A of the bicycle. The forksF G G"are'secured by clamps and thumb-nuts to the endsof said spindles and shafts, while the forks G G" form a brace to keepthe face of wheelE from. touching the rail, although the flanges extend,

below it on each side.

H H are two parallel rods which connect the spindleswitheachother and have ahole in each endto enable them, to be slipped on the ends of the spindles and there to be fascycle-wheel C and is connected with one of the ends of each of the other rods. The rod M runs to the end of the r0d-L-, where it is secured, while it comesfrom the bolt which holds the seat-post. N-is'another brace-rod, fastened to the frame A by a hinged clip 01 between the crotch of I the front fork O and the handle-bar P. All the rods L M N are fastened together by one small bolt 1' passing through them, so as tohold the bicycle upright, while Q-is a short fork fastened to the handle-bar post with a screw at one end. At the other end are two I arms q, of which one drops on each sideof the ,top bar of frame A. The purpose of this device is to keep the steering-wheel B rigidly in the plane of the frame.

The rods L M N are tubular and made in sections to telescope together, while the guidewheels D E, with their forks, need not be detached from the bicycle. The front guidewheel isfastenedup to the handle-bar and the rear one turned up behind the seat, while the short tubes are taken 0E and put in a sack with the nnflanged wheel. This renders the bicycle in condition to be propelled on any ordinary road.

Having thusdescribed' all that is necessary to afull understanding of myinvention, what I claim as new,and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

V '11. Theeombinlat-ion? with a bicycle, of a flanged guide-wheel infront of each bicyclewheel, the forks F G- G, which respectively connect the guide-wheels D E with theaxles of the front and rear wheelsof the bicycle and withthe fork A, rods H,--nnflanged .wheelK and lateral brace-rodsL M N, as and for'the purpose'setj forth.

' 2. The fo'rkG"combi'ned with the" guidewheel E and the bicyclafork A as shown and described.

3. The fork Q having the arms q g at one end and clamped at the otherto the handlebar, for the purpose set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in presence of two witnesses. FRANK GOOOI-I.

Witnesses: I

L. E. MILLER, E. J. MILLER. 

